One of asias most influential coins tang dynasty kai. Kai yuan tong bao mount holyoke college art museum. Presented material is an attempt to make the most full list of the cash coins of vietnam and china, which have the same legends. This kai yuan tong bao has a fairly orthodox version of the first three characters, but the bao character is very different from the norm. Bao sanniang was said to be a gentle and cheerful girl, only wants to let her husband do a good things for others.
Kai yuan tong bao is also known as kai tong yuan bao. The good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. It was the first time chinese coins adopted a titular inscription as opposed to a weight age equivalent that was the standard for the past thousand over years ref. A brief history of tang dynasty coins following the collapse of the sui dynasty, prominent sui offical, li yuan, enthroned himself as the first emperor of the tang dynasty. This is the coin that connects central asian numismatic history with chinese numismatics. In ad 621, the tang dynasty began to mint a new coinage, kai yuan tong bao. Bao tong, a former adviser to the liberal communist party chief zhao ziyang, drew some parallels between hong kongs protests and those in beijing in 1989. This was also the first time in chinese history that a famous calligrapher wrote. Fuhonsen was minted by the government, modeling after the kai yuan tong bao. After being invited to kill off all eunuchs at court, he controlled the court and forced emperor zhaozong and the.
Apr 24, 2019 kai yuan tong bao is a kind of coin circulated during the tang dynasty 618 907. Its a sogdian kai yuan tong bao with bukhara tamgha on the reverse. It was the first time chinese coins adopted a titular inscription as opposed to a weight age equivalent that was the standard for the past thousand. History and images of chinese coins and other ancient forms of money.
These white bronze bai tong kai yuan tong bao coins have deep rims and. Near the end of the tang dynasty, zhu wen, a general of the rebel huang chao, surrendered to the tang dynasty. Ancient origins articles related to yuan bao in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places. Kaiyuan kai yuan is the reign name 7741 of tang emperor xuanzong, who reigned at the peak of tang prosperity. Kai yuan tong bao tu shuo kai yuan tong bao varieties, liu zheng, zhang jianzhong, editors. This example was found in former soviet central asia. Samarqand issued its own coinage imitating the tang prototype.
Aug 26, 2007 the good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. One of asias most influential coins tang dynasty kai yuan. Details about k2630, lead kaiyuan tongbao coin, china southern han dynasty ad 905971 1 viewed per hour k2630, lead kaiyuan tongbao coin, china southern han dynasty ad 905971. A gold coin, two kinds of silver coins and twelve kinds of copper coins were issued by the government during 250 years or so following the mintage of the wado kaichin. Apr 27, 2019 this tang dynasty 618 907 ad gold coin is engraved with the characters kai yuan tong bao. History of hong kongimperial yearstang and southern han. Need help identifying this chinese coin coin community forum. Coincidences of the vietnam and china cash coins legends. The kai yuan tong bao at the left dates from the tang dynasty and is made of iron. Ancient chinese coins catalog tang dynasty coins pg 1. Sycee were not made by a central bank or mint but by individual.
A good example of a high quality coin is the beautiful kai yuan tong bao coins issued during the tang dynasty ad 618 to ad 907 often referred to as the golden years of chinese history. Chinese ancient kai yuan tong bao coin 100% genuine 1pcs 621 ad. The kai yuan tong bao meant circulating treasure from the inauguration of a new epoch. Uhithe value of ancient china coins iwansuwandys blog. This tang dynasty 618 907 ad gold coin is engraved with. Price new from used from paperback, 2003 please retry. Chronology of kai yuan tung bao roger wai san doo on.
This was the main coin issued by the tang, and was cast for most of the dynasty. Many of these coins were produced in sichuan where there was a lack of copper. The former was read up and down and from right to left while the latter was read clockwise from 12oclock. Hong kong belonged to dongguan county, guangzhou prefecture, southern han during the ten kingdoms period. Yuan kai bao composer 1944 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Here are the greatest chinese emperors in recorded history. Zeno215280, chinese kai yuan tong bao on both sides, extra thick variety, fine, r. Since antiquity, china was ruled by over 800 emperors. At the left is the image of the new copper sculpture of a kai yuan tong bao coin being put on display at the baoshan national mining park the baoshan national mining park is a theme park commemorating the long history of mining in the area which dates back to the han dynasty 206 bc 220 ad. Circulating treasure from the inauguration of a new epoch, sometimes romanised as kai yuan tong bao or using the archaic wadegiles spelling kai yuan tung pao, was a tang dynasty cash coin that was produced from 621 under the reign of emperor gaozu and.
Bao sanniangs father, bao kai was the king of bao clan village. She is the third daughter, bao li, bao yis sister, and guan suos wife. Kaotsu in 621 issued the kaiyuan coin, which gave the coinage of all the far east its form until the end of the 19th centurya round coin with a square hole and a fourcharacter legend stating the function tongbao, which means circulating treasure and date of the coin. Chinese sources render important clues about these kings, so paralleling the names on the coins and records of these kings in chinese sources helps to construct. Among the many kai yuan tong bao varieties, however, are also ones made of gold, silver, lead, white copper white bronze, and iron. Most kai yuan coins were struck at the beginnings of the tang dynasty. Tang dynasty kai yuan tong bao was the first coin to use the term. It is based on the famous 7th century tang dynasty coin.
Most of such coincidences have place for private coin issues and only few of such coins were issued officially by vietname rulers. This tang dynasty 618 907 ad gold coin is engraved. The achievements of the tang and song dynasties sutori. The large cash coin of the yuan mongol dynasty inscribed dayuan tongbao ad 10 is the only coin known that uses the phagsba mongol square script as main language. The local rulers of samarqand were considered as the officials of the tang dynasty, but the land enjoyed a large degree of independence. As the major currency of the tang dynasty, each kai yuan tong bao coin weighed onetenth liang, which. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 3. Sep 03, 20 at the left is the image of the new copper sculpture of a kai yuan tong bao coin being put on display at the baoshan national mining park the baoshan national mining park is a theme park commemorating the long history of mining in the area which dates back to the han dynasty 206 bc 220 ad.
This was the main coin issued by the tang, and was cast for most of the dynasty, a. Though baos parents could afford to send him to school, his mother had to climb. This tradition dates from the tang dyansty coins, most of which were inscribed kai yuan tong bao when read updownrightleft, the traditional way of reading pretang chinese coins, with the yuan at the bottom and tong at the right. Yuankai bao composer 1944 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Bao zheng was born into a scholar family in shenxian, hefei, luzhou present day feidong county near hefei, anhui. K2630, lead kaiyuan tongbao coin, china southern han. The kaiyuan tongbao sometimes romanised as kai yuan tong bao or using the archaic wadegiles spelling kai yuan tung pao, was a tang dynasty cash. Emperor ning zong 11951224 qing yuan tong bao 1 cash reverse.
Samarqand, shishpir 152381 ten samarqand kings have been identified based on the names on the obverse of the coins. Chinese ancient kai yuan tong bao coin621 adtang dynasty. Strict government regulation of the minting process resulted in standardized alloys the combination of metals that make up the coin and a consistent, recognizable style. Ancient chinese coins, sycees and antiques at great prices. Baos family was in the middle class, his father bao lingyi was a scholar and an official, while his grandfather bao shi tong was a commoner. The first tang dynasty coin was the kai yuan tong bao coin, whose legends were based on the works of famous calligraphist, ouyang hsun. The obverse side features orthodox script while the reverse side is plain. Crescent south reverse roger doo c 14 scott semans. Secondly, the writer of the characters on the coin was recorded in history books for the first time. Kai yuan tong bao is a kind of coin circulated during the tang dynasty 618 907. So, the 700 years of wuzhu coins came to an end, where the value of the coin was simply value of the metal it was made from.
May 23, 2011 kai yuan tong bao tu shuo kai yuan tong bao varieties, liu zheng, zhang jianzhong, editors. So, the 700 years of wuzhu coins came to an end, where the value of the coin was simply value of the metal it. Kai yuan means the opening of a new epoch and tong bao is the treasure in circulation. The primary chinese dynastic histories are wei shu, jiu tang shu, and xin tang shu. Share the tang dynasty extended its empire by means of military force, extending its territory as far as northern vietnam and as far west as the aral sea together with a portion of tibet. Guanshou hou and guan yu were separated and adopted by the suojia. Descriptionobverse and reverse of a kai yuan tong bao coin from the tang dynasty. I have collected for over 30 years,i have been trading extensively on ebay since 2004. Details about k2630, lead kai yuan tong bao coin, china southern han dynasty ad 905971 1 viewed per hour k2630, lead kai yuan tong bao coin, china southern han dynasty ad 905971.